Varaha Purana 136.41: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 41

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

हतानां चैव मांसानि ये च भोज्यास्तव प्रियाः ॥ एवं सर्वैर्गणैः सार्द्धं वस तत्र सुनिश्चितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.41

Transliteration

hatānāṁ caiva māṁsāni ye ca bhojyās tava priyāḥ || evaṁ sarvair gaṇaiḥ sārddhaṁ vasa tatra suniścitaḥ ||

Translation

ഹതരായവരുടെ ഭോജ്യവും നിനക്കു പ്രിയവും ആയ മാംസം ഭക്ഷിക്ക; ഇങ്ങനെ എല്ലാ ഗണങ്ങളോടും കൂടി അവിടെ ദൃഢനിശ്ചയത്തോടെ വസിക്ക.

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Word by Word

• hatānām: of the slain

• ca eva: and indeed

• māṁsāni: flesh

• bhojyāḥ: fit to be eaten

• tava: your

• priyāḥ: dear/pleasing

• evaṁ: thus

• sarvaiḥ: with all

• gaṇaiḥ: gaṇas (Śiva’s retinue)

• sārdham: together with

• vasa: dwell

• suniścitaḥ: firmly resolved

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Śaiva Narrative Elements
• Purāṇic Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a mythic register where Śiva’s gaṇas and cremation-ground practices are narrative markers, useful for comparative study across Purāṇic and Śaiva textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No named place is given; “there” continues the chapter’s cremation-ground setting without further geographic specification.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The emphasis is on determination (suniścita) and adherence to a prescribed course within an expiatory framework.